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ACE PROJECT -AUTISM CONNECTIONS EUROPE- Janja Kranjc, psychologist Center for Autism Slovenia Tartu, Estonia, 3.6.2011

ACE PROJECT -AUTISM CONNECTIONS EUROPE- Janja Kranjc, psychologist Center for Autism Slovenia Tartu, Estonia, 3.6.2011. 2- year Lifelong learning Grundtvig project for young adults with autistic spectrum disorder . ( October 2009 – September 2011 ) Partner organizations :

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ACE PROJECT -AUTISM CONNECTIONS EUROPE- Janja Kranjc, psychologist Center for Autism Slovenia Tartu, Estonia, 3.6.2011

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  1. ACE PROJECT-AUTISM CONNECTIONS EUROPE- Janja Kranjc, psychologistCenter for Autism SloveniaTartu, Estonia, 3.6.2011

  2. 2-yearLifelonglearningGrundtvigprojectforyoungadultswithautisticspectrumdisorder.2-yearLifelonglearningGrundtvigprojectforyoungadultswithautisticspectrumdisorder. (October 2009 – September 2011) Partner organizations: Center forautismSlovenia EstonianAutismSociety AutismRomania Oxford BrookesUniversity, UK AutismEurope ImeldaAgency, Slovenia Institute forhealthandcommunication, UniversityofLugano

  3. The idea … • … to use Facebook to connect young people with autism throughout Europe. • To use FB as a mean of developing communication and social skills of people with ASD. • To enable young people with ASD to meet, to travel together, to socialize. • To enable people with ASD to speak up about their experience and to gain more expert knowledge on ASD.

  4. Facebook • Commonly used among young people. • Enables “safe distance” communication. • Enables different kinds of communication, private or public (chat, private messages, comments, wall posts …). • Enables to share interests.

  5. Openning FB accounts • Internet and FB guides (in 4 languages) http://www.autism-ace.eu/datoteke_guide.html • Connecting with other project participants. • Getting to know each other before meeting in person. • Maintaining contact during meetings. • Hopefully – a network that will live further after the project and grow.

  6. Traveling, meeting in person • To meet people you communicate with on FB in person. • To get new experience. • To discover new cultures. • To spend time with new acquaintances during traveling.

  7. International meetings • Ljubljana, Slovenia, may 2010 • Catania, Italy, October 2010 • Ljubljana, Slovenia, February 2011 • Oxford, UK, April 2011 • Tartu, Estonia, June 2011 • Ljubljana, Slovenia, September 2011

  8. ACE Conferences • To present autistic spectrum disorders and the challenges of people with ASD to broader public. • To share expert knowledge, to share experience. • To give a chance to people with ASD to speak up.

  9. Benefits for the participants • Learning to use internet and social networks safely. • Developing communication and social skills. • Improving English language skills. • Travelling, learning about other cultures and habits. • Meeting new people with similar experience. • Establishing possible longterm acquaintances and friendships. • Developing independent living skills.

  10. Research • Facebook as an everyday life tool for supporting people with ASD in their social interaction and communication. • The outcomes will be presented: • on the final event in Ljubljana, September 2011 • available on the project’s web page

  11. More information … ACE project web page (in English, Estonian, Slovene, Romanian language) The Estonian version: http://est.autism-ace.eu/home.html ACE project coordinator: janja@avtizem.org (Center for Autism Slovenia)

  12. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pjRd8dAgSAo Questions ?

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